Black and Light and Paris. . . and an Eclipse for Good Measure. . .

Having just booked a(nother) flight to Paris later this year (actual destination being a b-sitting gig near Rome, but Vancouver-Rome Direct, Non-Stop, not being a possibility). . . having just booked that last week, booked…

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A Friday in Venice? Don’t Mind if I Do. . .

I’ve written so many words this week, but not for today’s post, unfortunately. I have a brilliant gift of a post for Monday, a gift from a gardening reader, and I’m so excited to share…

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Travel Sketch. . . Trogir Putto

I sketched this cheeky putto in Trogir (croatia), in the chapel of the Blessed Giovanni Orsini (by Donatello pupil Fioren) in the very beautiful St. Lawrence Cathedral, and I remembered him this past week when Hamish…

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Eating (Fresh) Pea Soup in Croatia. . . . A Special Evening

You might remember that while in Croatia, we spent a few days in Split with our daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter who live in Rome, but flew over so we could all hang out.  Our time…

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Balenciaga Noir at the Paris Bourdelle . . . Continued

 As promised in that teaser of a“postcard” I sent you earlier from our visit to the sumptuous Balenciaga exhibition in Paris’ Musée Bourdelle, here (finally) are more images for you. I apologise for the combined…

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